CLIMATE IMPACTS
Animals threatened by 'abrupt exposure' to hotter temps
Climate change is testing Earth's limits.
Chelsea Harvey
Reporter
Chelsea Harvey covers climate science for Climatewire. She tracks the big questions being asked by researchers and explains what's known, and what needs to be, about global temperatures. Chelsea began writing about climate science in 2014. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Popular Science, Men's Journal and others.
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PANDEMIC
'With COVID, nature is really trying to tell us something'
Taking steps to address climate change isn't just good for the Earth. It also can provide immense public health benefits — including the potential to avert, or lessen the effects of, future pandemics like COVID-19.
SCIENCE
What the COVID-19 response can teach us about climate action
With novel coronavirus cases topping 140,000 in the United States, hospitals grappling with equipment shortages and much of the country social distancing, many experts agree: A little more foresight would have gone a long way.
EMISSIONS
'Tug of war' between shrinking ozone hole and climate change
The notorious Antarctic "ozone hole" sparked worldwide concern after its discovery in the 1980s, and for good reason — declining ozone allows harmful ultraviolet radiation to reach the Earth's surface, a major threat to public health.
ANTARCTICA
Glacier over world's deepest canyon faces irreversible melt
Scientists have identified another Antarctic glacier that could be more vulnerable to climate change than previously suspected.